Guggenheim Helsinki, Finland by Smar
The right to the City: A Museum for 2 Helsinkis The Street has been vital for the basic function of society and imperative for a true democracy to function. Against the abstraction of architectural space, space is to be understood as the product of social structure. The street is the place where always is something happening. A Space of Action where inhabitants continuously reinvent themselves. Climatic link: 2 Helsinkis Due to its particular extreme climatic conditions. There are 2 Helsinkis in Helsinki. 2 different cities in 1 city. Summer Helsinki and Winter Helsinki. A lot of Open Air Activities could happen in Public Space but most of them are not possible during the 6 cold months of the year. That means that the City Streets can only be used 100% as a Public Space half of the year. We propose a Strategy that could offer back to the City of Helsinki a Street, a Public Space at no additional cost able to be used also the 6 cold months of the year. A New Interior Street through the Museum could allow Public Activity in winter when the cold external conditions leave the city streets empty. In summer the Interior Street is open, deploying its creative content into the public realm redefining public space.
Guggenheim Helsinki
A critical shift, from the idea of a building as a static object, to a building that can accommodate the flux of daily life. The life of Street Art.
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